Device for washing photos



E. E. KLEINE. DEVFCE FOR WASHING PHOTOS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18.1919.

Patented Aug. 10 1920.

PATENT OFFICE.

ELISEE EUGENE KLEINE, OF ROSTHERN, SASKATCHEWAN,

CANADA.

DEVICE FOR WASHING PHOTOS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

Application filed September 18, 1919. Serial No. 324,478.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELISEE E. KLEINE, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, residing at Itosthern, in the county of Saskatoon and Provinceof Saskatchewan, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Washing Photos, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a device for washing photos consisting ofvarious apparatus and has for its main object to provide a constructionwhich will be easily operated and controlled automatically.

A further object is to provide a means whereby the depth of water in thewashing chamber is kept to the desired height.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

Figure 1 shows a side view of the preferred embodiment of my invention,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of the water feed and controlling means,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line Fig. 1,

Igig. 4 is a top plan view of the frames, an

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. looking in the direction ofthe arrows. Referring to the drawings like numerals designate like partsin the various drawings.

6 isa table of any suitable desired size and style on which a washcontainer 7 may be positioned. This wash container 7 is provided with anopening preferably central in the bottom thereof which opening isconnected with an outlet pipe 8.

9 is a liquid container for holding water or any chemical mixture whichis commonly used in the developing of photographic productions. 10 is aconnecting pipe connected to the container 9 and having a downwardlyextending end 11 to which controlling means 12' is connected. The end 11is provided with a T-pipe 13 and spreaders 14. These spreaders 14: areeach provided with a closed end as at 15 and the lower portion of thesame is provided with small openings 16 so that the water or chemicalmixture from the container 9 is allowed to flow out of the spreaders 1 1in all directions and keep ti entire bath in continuous motion.

Between the spreaders 14: is a float 17 into which are cut notches 18 atopposite sides so as to be guided between the spreaders 141. 19 is aplunger having a rubber stopper 10 at its lower end and the plunger isfrictionally held at any desired height in the float 17 as will behereinafter referred to.

At each end of the wash container 7, I provide cleats or holders 21 onwhich are positioned frames 22 having openings 23 on which the photos orother similar articles requiring washing are placed.

It will be appreciated that to wash certain photographic productions orsimilar articles, it requires a considerably long wash and theconstruction of this device is such that it can be turned on by thecontrolling means 12 and allowed to fill up to a certain height in thewash container 7. If it is desirous to only use two of the trays, theplunger 19 is so positioned through the float 17 that the float 17 willbe positioned slightly above the second tray rack with the rubberstopper as in position over the exit hole of the wash container 7. Ifthe water rises above the height that this float is now positioned at,the float 17 will rise and while rising will take with it the plunger 19so that an outlet will be given to the overflow of water.

It will be seen that any desired tray height can be obtained by thisconstruction and a further description is not deemed necessary.

What I claim as new, is

A washing device for photographic productions or the like consisting ofa wash container adapted to be suitably positioned on a table, an outletpreferably formed centrally in the bottom of said wash container, a flowpipe from said outlet, feed pipe and controlling means on said feedpipe, the free end of said feed pipe being provided with a T-head,spreaders connected to said T-head, said spreaders each having a closedlower end and small openings adapted to spread water in all directionswhen forced through the same, a float mounted between said spreaders,said float in a predetermined position and having a stopper at its lowerend adapted to close said outlet in said wash container.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ELISEE EUGENE KLEINE.

,Witnesses:

E. I. BURLING, RIToN H. OLD'HAM.

and a plunger frictionally held in

